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Ballotpedia, Travis Groo

Travis is from Wylie, Texas. He has a bachelors degree in communication arts and advertising from the University of West Florida. He lives in Wake County and has two children. 

Travis is the operations supervisor for Old Dominion Freight Line. Previously, he has been the head of sales & marketing for Created by Human and the production manager for Lambis & Associates. 

Travis Groo is the chair of the Wake County Libertarian Party. He ran for State Representative in State House District 41 in 2022, State Senator for North Carolina State Senate District 17 in 2020, and State Representative in State House District 11 in 2018, but did not win. 

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Supports scrutinizing bond-funded projects and prioritizing taxpayer interests, advocating for public consent and sustainable, ethical financial decisions.

Supports scrutinizing bond-funded projects and prioritizing taxpayer interests, advocating for public consent on any projects. 

Supports diverse housing options to balance supply and demand, avoiding restrictive zoning that prices out essential workers.

Supports diverse housing options to balance supply and demand, avoiding restrictive zoning.

- Supports scrutinizing bond-funded projects and prioritizing taxpayer interests, advocating for public consent on any projects. 
- Supports diverse housing options to balance supply and demand, avoiding restrictive zoning.

Economy

Supports fostering home gardens and community garden tours, and plans to establish native habitat islands with volunteer help.

Supports fostering home gardens and community garden tours, and plans to establish native habitat islands.

- Supports fostering home gardens and community garden tours, and plans to establish native habitat islands.

Energy & the Environment

Believes access to high-quality, affordable healthcare is essential and plans to abolish all Certificate of Need regulations.

Supports universal access affordable healthcare and plans to abolish all Certificate of Need regulations.

- Supports universal access affordable healthcare and plans to abolish all Certificate of Need regulations.

Healthcare

Supports allowing municipalities in Wake County to use "instant runoff" voting to ensure winners have a majority without costly runoff elections. Plans to petition the North Carolina General Assembly for this option.

Supports allowing municipalities in Wake County to use "instant runoff" voting, or ranked choice voting, to ensure winners have a majority.

- Supports allowing municipalities in Wake County to use "instant runoff" voting, or ranked choice voting, to ensure winners have a majority.

Voting & Elections

As of June 14, 2024, Travis Groo’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Public Safety

Supports giving parents more control over school choice to create a "dynamic, future-oriented educational system" tailored to individual student needs.

Supports giving parents more control over school choice.

- Supports giving parents more control over school choice.

Education

Foreign Policy and Immigration

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Travis Groo

Travis Groo is a proud father of two who resides in Wake County, North Carolina, having moved there from Atlanta in 2013. Details about where he attended school and what church he attends were not provided. He is dedicated to his family and has a strong presence in his community.

As of July 8, 2024, Travis Groo’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Believes taxpayer money should be spent responsibly and bond-funded projects need public consent, especially with high interest rates. Plans to prioritize sustainable and ethical financial decisions.

Believes access to high-quality, affordable healthcare is essential and plans to abolish all Certificate of Need laws.

Supports allowing municipalities in Wake County to use ranked-choice voting to ensure winners are elected by a majority.

Supports giving parents more control over school choice to create high-quality, responsive educational environments tailored to individual student needs.

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